Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

Effect of Magnetic Fields on Tissue Respiration

Nature volume 198, pages 204–205 (1963)Cite this article

Abstract

IT has been known for some time that the behaviour of certain types of biological materials may be influenced by magnetic fields. Lenzi1 reported a difference in effect on neoplastic tissue of a constant and an alternating magnetic field. Other workers2–4 have shown by various methods the reaction of other tissues to magnetic fields. In an attempt to extend earlier investigations in our laboratories5 and to develop a quantitative method we have conducted a series of experiments on the effects of magnetic fields on tissue respiration.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Lenzi, M., Radiol., 35, 307 (1940).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Payne-Scott, R., and Love, W. H., Nature, 137, 277 (1936).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Barnothy, M. F., and Barnothy, J. M., Nature, 181, 1785 (1958).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Sentfle, F. E., and Thorpe, A., Nature, 190, 410 (1961).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Mulay, Indumati, and Mulay, L. N., Nature, 190, 1019 (1961).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Fardon, J. C., Martin, J. L., and Cook, E. S., Acta Union Intern. Contre Cancer, 7, 552 (1951).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Umbreit, W. W., Burris, R. H., and Stauffer, J. F., Manometric Techniques, third ed., 15 (Burgess Publ. Co., Minneapolis 15, Minn., 1959).

    Google Scholar 

  8. Stephenson, S. K., Nature, 196, 1070 (1962).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Biology and Experimental Medicine, Institutum Divi Thomæ, Cincinnati, 6, Ohio

    VERNON R. RENO & LEO G. NUTINI

Authors
  1. VERNON R. RENO
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. LEO G. NUTINI
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

RENO, V., NUTINI, L. Effect of Magnetic Fields on Tissue Respiration. Nature 198, 204–205 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198204b0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/198204b0

This article is cited by

Comments

By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing